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Ubuntu Defined Ubuntu – “a person is a person through other persons” (I am because you are). Humanistic philosophy which developed over hundreds of years in traditional African Culture. Ubuntu, expresses a basic respect and compassion for others; represents personhood, humanity, humaneness, and morality. Shutte (1993) states that Ubuntu is encapsulated in our relationship with and treatment of others. Louw (1997) “individuals only exist in their relationships with others, and as these relationships change, so do the characters of the individual.” Van Binsbergen (2001) states, “Ubuntu’s transformative processes are intended to restore, initiate, and bring about social changes in non-violent or non-threatening ways.”

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Ubuntu Leadership Ubuntu Leadership Model – a revolutionary model that offers a way of being, perceiving and acting in the world. This model maintains the importance of facilitating society’s evolution toward economic, social, and environmental sustainability through collaboration amongst all three sectors.

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Leadership Model The underlying way of being is expressed through compassion, reciprocity, dignity, humanity and mutuality in the interest of building and maintaining communities of justice and caring. Self Awareness Self-Mastery Relational Awareness Relational Mastery Attitudes, Behaviors, Thoughts, and Actions that supports a more humanistic, world.

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Hybrid Model of Leadership  The model we are proposing takes many of the tenets of Ubuntu but is not strictly “loyal” to the African definition. We believe this model has universal application.

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Model Framework  The framework draws on systems theory, relational theory, as well as concepts from servant leadership, transformational leadership, appreciative inquiry, & conflict resolution to name a few.